'Vertical city' proposed for Jakarta

By By AUBREY COHEN

on November 28, 2012 1:30 PM

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An international team just proposed a "vertical city" in Jakarta, Indonesia.Peruri 88 would be 1,300 feet tall, with stores, offices, homes, a luxury hotel, a "marriage house," a mosque, IMAX theaters, an outdoor amphitheater.
The design team, led by Dutch firm MVRDV, presented the plans to city and site owner Peruri as part of a bid competition for the prominent site. less

An international team just proposed a "vertical city" in Jakarta, Indonesia.Peruri 88 would be 1,300 feet tall, with stores, offices, homes, a luxury hotel, a "marriage house," a mosque, IMAX theaters, an ... more

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The commercial podium features a central plaza sheltered by the stacked volumes of the mid-rise section, multiple outdoor layers of restaurants and a series of escalators connecting the shopping and retail center to the parks of the mid-rise. less

The commercial podium features a central plaza sheltered by the stacked volumes of the mid-rise section, multiple outdoor layers of restaurants and a series of escalators connecting the shopping and retail ... more

Photo: MVRDV

The commercial podium features a central plaza sheltered by the... Photo-3807401.53098 - seattlepi.com

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The homes would include lofts, townhouses and terraced houses

The homes would include lofts, townhouses and terraced houses

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